Method and device for providing content

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9753626-B2
Application number	US-201514815312-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 31, 2015
Priority date	Jul 31, 2014
Publication date	Sep 5, 2017
Grant date	Sep 5, 2017

Abstract

A method and a device for providing content are provided. The device includes a display configured to display content, and an interface configured to receive a first input that selects a part of the displayed content, and a second input that requests to change a size of the displayed content. The device further includes a controller configured to control the display to display the selected part of the displayed content and an unselected part of the displayed content by changing a size of the selected part and a size of the unselected part to be different from each other, in response to the interface receiving the second input.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A device comprising:
a display configured to display content;
a user interface configured to receive a first input that selects a part of the displayed content, and a second input that requests to decrease a size of the selected part of the displayed content; and
a processor configured to control the display to decrease a size of the selected part of the displayed content by a first magnification, and decrease a size of an unselected part of the displayed content by a second magnification that is greater than the first magnification, in response to the user interface receiving the second input that requests to decrease the size of the selected part.

2. The device of claim 1 , wherein the user interface is further configured to receive a third input that requests to increase the size of the selected part of the displayed content, and
the processor is further configured to control the display to increase the size of the selected part of the displayed content by a third magnification, and decrease the size of the unselected part of the displayed content by a fourth magnification that is determined based on the third magnification, in response to the user interface receiving the third input.

3. The device of claim 2 , wherein the third input comprises an open pinch, and
the processor is further configured to determine the third magnification based on a distance moved by two fingers in the open pinch.

4. The device of claim 1 , wherein the first input comprises an underline of the part of the displayed content using an input tool, and
the processor is further configured to determine the first magnification based on at least one among a thickness, a color, and a style of the underline.

5. The device of claim 1 , wherein the user interface is further configured to receive a third input that requests to cease display of the unselected part of the displayed content, and
the processor is further configured to control the display to cease display of the unselected part of the displayed content, and display a first icon in place of the unselected part of the displayed content, in response to the user interface receiving the third input.

6. The device of claim 5 , wherein the user interface is further configured to receive a fourth input that selects the first icon, and
the processor is further configured to control the display to display the unselected part of the displayed content, and change the first icon to a second icon, in response to the user interface receiving the fourth input.

7. The device of claim 6 , wherein the user interface is further configured to receive a fifth input that selects the second icon, and
the processor is further configured to control the display to cease display of the unselected part of the displayed content, and change the second icon to the first icon, in response to the user interface receiving the fifth input.

8. The device of claim 6 , wherein the processor is further configured to control the display to:
increase the size of the selected part of the displayed content by a third magnification, in response to the user interface receiving the third input; and
decrease the size of the selected part of the displayed content to an original size, in response to the user interface receiving the fourth input.

9. The device of claim 1 , wherein the content comprises at least one among handwritten text, typed text, and image content.

10. The device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to, in response to the content being a single image and the user interface receiving the first input, control the display to increase the size of the selected part of the displayed single image by a third magnification, and decrease the size of the unselected part of the displayed single image by a fourth magnification that is determined based on the third magnification.

11. A method of providing content of a device, the method comprising;
displaying content;
receiving a first input that selects a part of the displayed content, and a second input that requests to decrease a size of the selected part of the displayed content; and
decreasing a size of the selected part of the displayed content by a first magnification, and decreasing a size of an unselected part of the displayed content by a second magnification that is greater than the first magnification, in response to the receiving the second input that requests to decrease the size of the selected part.

12. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:
receiving a third input that requests to increase the size of the selected part of the displayed content; and
increasing the size of the selected part of the displayed content by a third magnification, and decreasing the size of unselected part of the displayed content by a fourth magnification that is determined based on the third magnification, in response to the receiving the third input.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the third input comprises an open pinch, and
the method further comprises determining the third magnification based on a distance moved by two fingers in the open pinch.

14. The method of claim 11 , wherein the first input comprises an underline of the part of the displayed content using an input tool, and
the method further comprises determining the first magnification based on at least one among a thickness, a color, and a style of the underline.

15. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:
receiving a third input that requests to cease display of the unselected part of the displayed content; and
ceasing display of the unselected part of the displayed content, and displaying a first icon in place of the unselected part of the displayed content, in response to the receiving the third input.

16. The method of claim 15 , further comprising:
receiving a fourth input that selects the first icon; and
displaying the unselected part of the displayed content, and changing the first icon to a second icon, in response to the receiving the fourth input.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Yang Pil-Seung
• Park Da-Hye
• Won Seol-Hye
• Seong Young-Ah
• Park Yong-Gook
• Yun In-Kuk

Classifications

• G06F3/04845 Primary

  for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour · CPC title

• G11B27/34

  Indicating arrangements  {(indicating means incorporated in magazine or cassette G11B23/046 and G11B23/0875; indicating measured values in general G01D)} · CPC title

• G11B27/005

  Reproducing at a different information rate from the information rate of recording (for television signals H04N5/783) · CPC title

• G06F3/04847

  Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials · CPC title

• G06F3/0482

  Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus · CPC title